freske fraspark

Norwegian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature

This is the title of one of Kjell Aukrust's wonderful stories. I know what it means, especially in reference to the situation in the story. What I need to find is a short, catchy title in English.

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Suggestions?

Proposed translations (English)

3	fresh strides	Hege Jakobsen Lepri
1	still kicking	Jande

Discussion

Hilde Granlund Sep 22, 2011: Good luck :-) Is all I can say. I completely agree with Hans. I think it will be just about impossible to find a translation that covers this entirely and still is a short and catchy title.
Hans Wang Sep 21, 2011: double baked and farm fresh Part of the problem you are running into is that the terms that Aukrust used can be interpreted in more than one way and that the irony of the sentence "dobbeltsats og freske fraspark" is difficult to get across into English.

Proposed translations

4 hrs

Hege Jakobsen Lepri

Norway

405 answers

Native in Norwegian

Selected

fresh strides

I think this should cover it - but maybe something more idiomatic and sports-related would be even better.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-09-21 13:23:37 GMT)
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or maybe: feisty leaps

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-09-21 17:50:07 GMT)
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The whole expression could be: Fumbling feet and feisty leaps

Or: stale bread and fresh strides

Again: not 100% satisfactory as neither is an idiomatic expression

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Considering the who situation in the story, this is probably the best answer. Thank you Hege! "

18 hrs

Jande

Australia

387 answers

Native in English

still kicking

Just another suggestion.

If food is fresh, particularly meat you can say it's "still kicking" or if something isn't dead yet you can say it's "still kicking"

Peer comment(s):

neutral

Hilde Granlund : THis has nothing to do with food